MISERICORD
Misericord
A misericord is a small wooden shelf on the underside of a folding seat in a church, installed to provide a degree of comfort for a person who has to stand during long periods of prayer.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Misericord
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misericord
Noun
- relaxation of monastic rules.
- The room in a monastery for monks granted such relaxation.
- a subsellium.
- a medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.
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